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Man Obsessed

nik — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:36:30 +0000

MAN OBSESSED BY DANIEL JOHNSTON (THE WHAT OF WHOM 1982)

Here are my first chords, they sounds good to me... hope they sounds good to you too!

       C
He's a man obsessed
       F           G (third fret)
He couldn't be a lover 
    C
So now he's a pest
       F        G
He played the game
          C
But he failed the test
        F        G
He's a man obsessed
        C       F   G
He's a pest

He's a man obsessed
She's strictly restricted
She's strictly business
And her business is death
He's a man obsessed
He's a pest
C                       F          G                 C
The only way you could get her to look at you is to die
             F   G
Why don't you die?

He's a man obsessed
He couldn't be a lover
So now he's a pest
He played the game
But he failed the test
He's a man obsessed
He's a pest 

So basically there are three chords i guess, enjoy!

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Mind Movies

nik — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:48:50 +0000

daniel johnston - mind movies
(...is and always was)

easy!!!! just listen for the strumming
there are some extra electric guitar thingies but i'm too lazy
to figure them out.

intro: E
verse:
 E   A                            E
you make a lot of movies in your mind
 E        A                    E
and you sure are impossibly unkind
 E      A                                    E
you've got me by the skull this time, i'm scared
 E      A                   E
and i sure can't simply disappear
 E       A                           E  
you're everywhere all at once and i fear

chorus: 
   G    C  D  (Dsus2)       |
i love you so               |
       G     C  D  (Dsus2)  | X2
and i can't let go          |

i am nowhere to be seen, i'm out to lunch
and i don't want things to turn out wrong
so girl don't you turn and run
i'm just a psycho trying to write a song
and talk is cheap, i'm just a creep for your love

i love you so 
and i can't let go

you never were a zero til you die
and i never thought you existed until you cry
but you just can't prove a thing because you lied
you make a lot of movies in your mind
and you sure are impossibly unkind
you got me by the skull this time, i'm scared
and i can't simply disappear 

i love you so      |
and i can't let go | (a couple of times + end on 'i love')

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Spirit World Rising

nik — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:22:52 +0000

based on the album version from 1990, barre chords work good for most of this song

[Chorus]

       G          C
I have been to Abilene
                 D         D
The spirit world rising
       G          C
I have seen in Abilene
              D            D
The Devil has Texas

[Bridge]

C Cm C#11 C

[Verse]

       G                C
Purple robes they shall wear
                 D         D
The spirit world rising
           G                     C
The number on their forehead and hands
              D         D
The Devil has Texas

[Bridge]

C Cm C#11 C

         G              C
From the sky the number seven
            D          D
The Devil defeated
       G         C
In the sky
            D         D
The New Jerusalem

[Bridge]

C Cm C#11 C

[Chorus]

       G          C
I have been to Abilene
                 D            D
The spirit world rising
       G          C
I have seen in Abilene
              D          D
The Devil has Texas

                 G
The Spirit World Rising
              C
The Devil has Texas
                 D
The Spirit World Rising
              D
The Devil has Texas

[Bridge]

C Cm C#11 C

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Mind Contorted

nik — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:16:34 +0000

G    : 320003
C    : x32010
G/F# : 2xxxxx
Em   : 022000
Am   : x02210
D    : xx0232
D7   : xx0212

[Verse 1]
       G
I've been through some hard
C                           G
But I'm feeling so much better
      G                         C
And I'm standing in your yard
                      G
I could be there forever

[Chorus]
G/F#  Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
    C                D
You would be much perplexed
      Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
     C                D
Your mind would be contorted
      G
But I love you

[Verse 2]
C
Every time I think of you
                              G
The sun shines brightly on my soul
C
But there's something missing
                        D     D7
Part of you part of the whole
  G
I cried a million tears
C                     G
Fill an ocean with my sorrow
    G
And if I had my way
C                     G
I'd be up to see ya tomorrow

[Chorus]
G/F#  Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
    C                 D
You would be quite perplexed
      Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
     C                D
Your mind would be contorted
      G
But I love you

[Verse 3]
C
Every time I think of you
                      G
I feel like writing a song
C
And if I could win your heart
                                   D    D7
I never thought it'd take so awful long
      G
And I wish upon a star
C                        G
Hope that we could get together
        G
I'll be standing in your yard
C                    G
We could be there forever

[Chorus]
G/F#  Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
    C                D
You would be much perplexed
      Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
     C                D
Your mind would be contorted
      Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
    C                 D
You would be quite perplexed
      Em          Am
And I know if you saw me now
     C                D
Your mind would be contorted
      G
But I love you

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